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The Most Dangerous Game
by
Richard Edward Connell
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Themes
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Themes: The Distinction Between Humans and Animals
Themes: The Meaning of Civilization
Themes: The Unreliability of Sensation
Themes: Hunting
Themes: Survival
Themes: Morality
Themes: Human Nature
Themes: Conflict
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Sanger Rainsford
General Zaroff
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Essential Quotes by Character: Sanger Rainsford
Essential Quotes by Theme: Inhumanity
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Characters
General Zaroff
Rainsford
Sanger Rainsford
Ivan
Zaroff
Whitney
Plot
Climax
Conflict
Death Swamp
Ending
Exposition
Falling Into the Sea
Rainsford's Escape
Resolution
Rising Actions
Ship-Trap Island
Themes
Survival
Hunting
Fear
Human Nature
Morality
Violence
Civilization vs. Savagery
Literary Devices
Irony
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Characterization
Symbolism
Ship-Trap Island
The Island
Setting
Ship-Trap Island
General Zaroff's Chateau
Comparative Analysis
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Zaroff
Narrative Perspective
Third Person Limited